Hot Corner (intersection of Hull and Washington Streets) is the historic African-American business district in Athens, Georgia. There is an annual summer festival celebrating this community, The Hot Corner Celebration & Soul Food Festival.
When:
Hot Corner Festival is celebrated the second weekend in June.
Where:
At the corner of Hull and Washington Streets downtown!
What:
Soul food, Gospel music, Rap, R&B, Jazz, local authors, health fair, dancers, a raffle — it’s a blast!
Check out the press from previous years:
Annual Hot Corner Festival celebrates downtown diversity, Online Athens, June 14, 2015
Hot Corner Celebration Organizers Envision a Downtown for Everyone, Flagpole, June 8, 2016
We are not the organizers of this event, but we do want to help promote it!
For more information:
Check out the official Hot Corner Website,Facebook page and Twitter account.